"I always feel like something will happen to Natsumi. Is it really okay to let Miku be alone with Natsumi?"
Natsumi was pulled away by Miku. To prevent others from disturbing them, Miku took Natsumi to a quieter room.
This made the people waiting outside very worried, concerned that Miku might do something bad to Natsumi while she was asleep.
"If something like that really happens, Kurumi will know. Kurumi's clone has already infiltrated Miku's shadow, so even if something bad happens, we can rush over immediately."
Of course, the most important thing was her teleportation ability. As long as Miku had ill intentions, she could immediately fly over.
Inaba Tsukiyo and Kurumi went to prepare dinner, while Yoshino was watching an evening drama in the living room. Nia and Ellen were still kneeling on the ground.
"Hey... Tsukiyo-chan. Can you tell me about your past?"
"Why do you suddenly want to know about my past? My past isn't very interesting, you know."
Handing the sliced ingredients to Kurumi, Inaba Tsukiyo said calmly.
"But… I still want to know. Nia's Sōkokuhenchitsu can't display anything at all, it's as if your past has been erased by someone, or rather… you simply…"
"Simply don't exist in this world? That's what you want to say, isn't it?"
Interrupting Kurumi's speech, it was not strange for Kurumi, as the smartest Spirit, to notice this matter.
Whether it was in terms of her abilities or her transformation of Ellen into a Herrscher, it had already proven her difference from ordinary Spirits.
Ordinary Spirits could not possess such power; Inaba Tsukiyo was truly too formidable. Even if all the Spirits combined, they might not be her match.
Why would such an existence be a Spirit with Yoshino? Why would she be known as Yoshino's Twin Spirit? Kurumi was too curious.
Kurumi nodded. She indeed had this thought, but it was too absurd. Yet, only this reason could explain everything.
Moreover, Nia had told her that the Origin Spirit was also summoned from another world by people with Wizard bloodlines.
Since the Origin Spirit was a product of another world, was it possible that Inaba Tsukiyo was also from another world? Did she descend into this world due to some unknown reason?
"You're very smart, Kurumi. Did Original Body's Kurumi also have this conjecture?"
"This is the conclusion 'we' reached, and it's the only conclusion that can explain your existence, Tsukiyo-chan. And, we're family, aren't we?"
"Since we're family, isn't it too much to hide our past from each other? You already know about us, so you should tell us about yourself too."
"…"
Family… huh? Haha~ She sure knows what to say. Is she trying to break her psychological defenses with such words?
However… Kurumi wasn't wrong. She had indeed come to regard the Spirits in her home as family.
Moreover, her unreserved use of her abilities wasn't she telling them that she wasn't a Spirit, but another special existence?
"Then you're right, I'm someone who came here from another world."
Simply telling Kurumi about her past experiences, especially when she spoke of her history over several centuries, Kurumi's expression was truly interesting.
However, Kurumi did not speak, but listened quietly as Inaba Tsukiyo finished her story.
"So you also had such experiences. It seems you've had a tough time, Tsukiyo-chan."
"Eh? I thought you, Kurumi, would think this was just a fabricated excuse. Do you really believe such a thing?"
Kurumi's reaction surprised her. She had thought Kurumi would dismiss it as a lie she made up, but she actually believed her.
"From the first time I saw you, I felt there was something special about you. And I'm someone who advocates accepting the reality before me; I'm not someone who believes in science."
Kurumi put down the ingredients in her hand, took Inaba Tsukiyo's hands, kissed them gently, and looked at her with a smile.
"Thank you very much for telling me about your past, and thank you for your trust, Tsukiyo-chan."
"Kurumi…"
A strange feeling spread through her chest, and the grievances and pain that had been buried in her heart erupted at this moment.
Inaba Tsukiyo considered herself a very strong person, but she wasn't that strong. She also wanted someone she could rely on.
Facing such an Inaba Tsukiyo, Kurumi lovingly reached out and embraced her, gently stroking Inaba Tsukiyo's head.
Inaba Tsukiyo did not struggle, letting her tears flow while recounting the words buried in her heart.
"I don't know how long ago it was, and I don't know why I became like this, but I've lived for more than half a year."
"I can't stay in the same place for long; I must constantly be moved to different places so that others forget my existence."
She was ageless. Although she was ageless, she didn't know if she was immortal, as she had never died, nor did she have the courage to die once.
Apart from being ageless, at that time, only Inaba Tsukiyo's powerful hearing and the Mikazuki Munechika she carried with her accompanied her.
From initial anxiety to later numbness, from numbness to learning to close off her heart, preventing others from seeing what she was truly thinking.
Until she met Victorica, she was the first person who made her open her closed-off heart and treat someone with sincerity.
Perhaps it was because they were both lonely people, or perhaps it was fate that brought them together? None of that mattered.
Her time with Victorica was naturally her happiest. It was Victorica who made her remember herself, remember her identity as Inaba Tsukiyo, and remember that she was still a person.
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